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strict liability

Legal services; Courts

Concept applied by the courts in product liability cases that when a manufacturer presents his goods for public sale, he is representing that they are suitable for their intended use.

pretrial conference

Legal services; Courts

Conference among the opposing attorneys and the judge called at the discretion of the court to narrow the issues to be tried and to make a final effort to settle the case without a trial.

consent

Legal services; Courts

Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.

circumstantial evidence

Legal services; Courts

All evidence except eyewitness testimony. One example is physical evidence, such as fingerprints, from which an inference can be drawn.

record

Legal services; Courts

All the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.

en banc

Legal services; Courts

All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges, but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full ...